Former NHL player Patrick Cote being held in North Country jail

MALONE, N.Y. (AP) — A former NHL player charged with violating probation on a drug-related conviction has turned himself in to authorities in northern New York.

Malone Police Chief Chris Premo (PREE’-moh) said today that Patrick Cote (KOH’-tay) surrendered Tuesday to U.S. officers at the border crossing in Champlain.

He’s being held in the Franklin County Jail without bail. Premo doesn’t know if Cote has a lawyer.

Cote was arrested in Malone in 2002 after police found 30 pounds of marijuana in his car. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of conspiracy. A New York judge issued a warrant for his arrest in 2004 when Cote failed to report to Canadian probation officials.

The 36-year-old from Blairville, Quebec, played left wing for the Edmonton Oilers, Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars during a six-year NHL career.